Buckle



Aug. 26, 1930. w. E. HATHEWAY BUCKLE Filed March 13, 1929 INVENTOR ATTORNEY srArnNroFFI WILLIAM E. HATI-IEWAY, on nninenron'aconnno'rrour BUCKLE.

Application'filed March 13, 1929. Serial No. 346,562.

My invention relates to an improvement in garment buckles of the rustless wire frame type'on one part of which is journaled the conventional webbing clamping lever. invention relat The es more particularly to the novel construction of the one piece wire frame and the novel manner of'threadin the webbing therethrough and firmly anc oring its free end to theframe.

' in describing the invention in detail, reference will be ings wherein like characters of reference de note c'orresp in wh1ch Figure 1 represents the initial shaping of a the buckle frame preparatory into the complete article.

had to the accompanying drawonding parts in the several views to forming it Figure 2 is a front elevation representing he second operation. I

Figure 3 is a side view of Figure 2. c s a similar-side view of the frame showing the initial entrance of the end of the webbing.

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the frame and webbing showing the manner of anchoring the Figure 6 plete buckle, broken anchored thereto and webbing to the frame. is a front elevation of the comview of the webbing a view of the clamping lever in open position.

Figure 7 and Figure 8 webbing in is a rear elevation of Figure 6,

is a side elevation showing the proper workmg condition and the lever closed. 7

The initial or first operation of the wire buckle fram of an upper wedge shaped section B e, shown in Figure 1, is composed elongated section A, and a lower narrower in its wider part than the upper section, both sections joined by lows a U-shaped formation as fol- The upper section comprises the'two complementary t les 1, the s1 clamping lever supporting PlIlde bars 2, and the two part web- L r U-shap ng the lower intermediate of the upper and lower sections of the buckle frame, and alsoto form seats 11, 12, for the end13 of the webbing 14, as shown in Figures 1, 6, and

The wedge shaped section is then .closed to bring the central part of the clinch bar 8 and. the intermediate webbing, forcibly against the U-shapedends 4, 5, Figure 6, and

at the same time force theside portions 8 of the clinch bar together with the portions 05 15 of the webbing to partly embrace said endsand thus interlock said webbing to the frame, to form a secure and unyielding anchorage for the end of the webbing.

The wedge shape formation of the lower v section B of the frame is an essential feature in the present buckle construction. The ob ject is to throw the inclined'sides 7 and i 7 of the folded wedge out of alignment with g each other, Figure 2,

so that the overlapping port-ions, as 7 will be forced against the webbing cotemporary with parts 8" of the clinch bar, and give a shearing pinch to the webbing between the sides 7 and 7 to form an additional grip with the clinch bar when said bar firmly embraces the frame between the sections and hidden between the webbing in the assembled buckle,

The webbing is threaded into the buckle frame by first passing it the elongated opening 16 and over the bar sections 8, and its end anchored as before mentioned. The rest of the webbing is then carried down to form the conventional loop 17, Figure 8, and thence, from the front, 90 I rearwardly through passed through the opening 16, when the clamping lever 18 is closed to bring its gripping finger 19 in usual manner forcibly against the webbing. The upper section of the frame, carrying the clamping lever has a forward inclination, see numeral 2, Figure 8, to facilitate the initial entrance of the webbing from the rear.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is 1. A single piece wire buckle frame shaped to form an upper elongated section a clamp ing lever journaled on a part thereof, a wedge shaped lower and narrower section havingv outwardly deflected side, bars and a. lower clinch bar, said lower section being U-shaped' to form a seat for the end of the webbing,

said clinch bar and Webbing brought into forcible contact with the framebetween the sections and partially embrace the same to form a firm anchorage for the webbing.

2. A single piece wire buckle'frame shaped to form an upper elongated section, a clamping'lever' journaled on a part thereof, a deendin wed e sha ed and narrower claln b b v r ing section having outwardly deflected side bars and a clinch bar, said depending section being U-shaped to form a seat for the end of the webbing, said U-shaped section closed 3 to bring the clinch bar and webbing into forcible and partial embraceinent of the frame betweenthe sections, and also force said deflected side-bars out of alignment with each other to givea shearing pinch against the-webbing to serve as an additional webbing holding means.

In testimony whereof I my signature. WILLIAM E. HATHEWAY. 

